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Matchstick Patterns and Sequences

The document describes an activity using matchsticks to form squares. It shows that as the number of squares increases, the number of matchsticks follows an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 3. It then defines an arithmetic sequence as a sequence where each term after the first is obtained by adding a constant difference. Finally, it provides the general formula for finding the nth term of an arithmetic sequence.

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Matchstick Patterns and Sequences

The document describes an activity using matchsticks to form squares. It shows that as the number of squares increases, the number of matchsticks follows an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 3. It then defines an arithmetic sequence as a sequence where each term after the first is obtained by adding a constant difference. Finally, it provides the general formula for finding the nth term of an arithmetic sequence.

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Activity 4

Below are squares formed by matchsticks.

Count the number of matchsticks in each


figure and record the results on the table.
No. of squares
No. of matchsticks

Questions:
1. Is there a pattern in the number of matchsticks? If there is,
describe it.
2. How is each term (number of matchsticks) found?
3. What is the difference between any two consecutive terms?
Arithmetic Sequence
A sequence where every term after the first is
obtained by adding a constant called the common
difference.
The sequences 1,4,7,10 and 15,11,7,3 are
examples of arithmetic sequence since each one has
a common difference of 3 and -4 respectively.
Activity 5
Lets go back to activity 4.
No. of squares 1 2 3 4

No. of matchsticks 4 7 10 13

We can rewrite it as
No. of squares 1 2 3 4

No. of matchsticks 4 4+3 4+3+3 4+3+3+3

How else can we write the terms?

No. of squares 1 2 3 4

No. of matchsticks 4+0(3) 4+1(3) 4+2(3) 4+3(3)


How else can we write the terms?

No. of squares 1 2 3 4

No. of matchsticks 4+0(3) 4+1(3) 4+2(3) 4+3(3)

an = 4+(n-1)3

an = a1+(n-1)d
Formula use to find the
nth term of an
arithmetic sequence.
Activity
Activity 6: What is missing?

1.) 3,12,21, ____, ____, _____


Activity 6: What is missing?

2.) 2, _____, 20, 29, ____


Activity 6: What is missing?

3.) 17, 14, ____, ____, 5


Activity 6: What is missing?

4. ____, ____, 2/3, 7/6


Activity 6: What is missing?

5.) √3 +5, 5, 5-√3, ___, ___


Activity 6: What is missing?

6.) x2 –x +5, 3x+y, ________


Activity 6: What is missing?

7.) 2/3, ____, 4/5


Activity 6: What is missing?

8.) s, t, 2t-s, ____, ____


Activity 6: What is missing?

9.) 8, ____, ____, ____, 13


Activity 6: What is missing?

10.) 1+∏, ____, 1-∏


Arithmetic Means
Find three terms between 2
and 34 of an arithmetic
sequence.
Insert four arithmetic means
between 5 and 25.
Individual Assessment

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